Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Frank Nussbaum succumbed to injuries sustained 10 days earlier when he slipped on ice near the Sixth Precinct station house, which was located on the 400 block of New Jersey Avenue, NW. He was taken to George Washington Hospital where he remained until succumbing to his wounds. Officer Nussbaum had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for almost 38 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sisters, and three brothers.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
38 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Nussbaum gave the Metropolitan Police Department 38 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Nussbaum.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Frank L. Nussbaum is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Metropolitan Police Department, 48 of 131 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank L. Nussbaum's cause is highlighted.
How Frank L. Nussbaum Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank L. Nussbaum is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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